Category: Cabin

In this post, I will go over how to frame the roof. When I set out to frame the roof I considered this the pinnacle of my carpentry experience. For the amateur carpenter like myself, this was no easy task. Despite this, by the time I got to this point in my cabin build, I…

In this post, I will go over how to frame the walls for the 12’x 12’ Cabin. Walls are built on the floor and then raised and sheathed. Each wall contains 1 bottom plate, a double top plate, and studs placed 16” on center in between. The top plates are designed to overlap and tie…

In this post, I will go over pouring the pier foundation for a 12’ x 12’ cabin. If you haven’t read Part 1 on how to layout this foundation check it out first. We used Quikrete 5000 concrete for our foundation. This commercial grade high early strength mix is targeted for projects thicker than 2…

In this post, I will go over how to lay out a Sonotube foundation so you can pour a level pier foundation, even on a slope. For the 12’ x 12’ cabin build, we used a Sonotube foundation with skids on top to support the cabin. Based on load ratings, joist span tables, and long…

In the summer of 2022, my fiancé and I bought off-grid property in the Siskiyou Mountains. We spent the latter part of that summer building a 12’ x 12’ cabin for a spot to go on the weekends. Neither of us had any serious building experience. I worked enough odd handyman jobs in college to…